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June 27, 2005 Amid the Turmoil, Iraqis Who Seek Historical Perspective, Skills and Solace Turn to Books By SABRINA TAVERNISE BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 26 - In a narrow alley off Mutanabi Street, Baghdad's main book market, the Dar al-Bayan bookshop is full of dust and classics. Old men sip tea in...

Meet the New God. Meet the God of Facts. Meet the God of web links. Meet the God of UNASSAILABLE PROOF. We all know the type. The one who is so sure he or she is right. They will gladly prove it to you. Hundreds of web links must prove they are right. How can you be so stupid in the face...

Let's understand what mishandling means. Under the rules the Pentagon later instituted at Guantanamo, proper handling of the Koran means using two hands and wearing gloves when touching it. Which means that if any guard held the Koran with one hand or had neglected to put on gloves, this would...

The New Economic Warriors By Robert J. Samuelson Post Wednesday, April 13, 2005; A17 They've gone from heroes to bums. Hardly a day passes when the press or prosecutors don't thrash some corporate CEO for alleged managerial blunders or accounting illegalities. The insurance mogul Maurice...

In Iraq, an Echo of Algiers By George F. Will Post Thursday, April 28, 2005; A23 On Sunday night Iraqi insurgents bombed the Al Riadhy ice cream parlor in Baghdad, bringing to mind a movie that was much on the minds of some U.S. military leaders on the eve of the war with Iraq. The 1965...

CONFLICT OF INTEREST. This is a subject that continually pops up. A poster will throw a link to prove it. See? Conflict of Interest. End of Story, they say. But is that the end of the story? Is that all the thought there is on the matter ?? There's more to this, and I seriously wonder if...

What is the nature of conspiracy ? What gives rise to this question is the assertion that 9/11 was an American conspiracy. To me, such an accusation, comes close to the one you hear about the Holocaust being zionist propaganda to elicit mercy for the Jews. These accusations are righteously...

Is this board capable of analysis ??? LOL !!! Can this board honorably answer the following: Is war illegal if used to stop the carnage in Ruwanda, or Yugoslavia, where no imminent danger to your own country is present? Would war be illegal if the destruction of Dafur in the Sudan is...

washingtonpost.com Building Iraq's Army: Mission Improbable Project in North Reveals Deep Divide Between U.S. and Iraqi Forces By Anthony Shadid and Steve Fainaru Washington Post Foreign Service Friday, June 10, 2005; A01 BAIJI, Iraq -- An hour before dawn, the sky still clouded by a dust...

http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/050606/Area_soldier.asp Soldier Picks Up WhereHe Left Off Army Reserve Sergeant Returns to School, Work After Serving in Kuwait, Iraq By Linda McCarty The Winchester Star John Russell was studying music before his Army Reserve unit was...

We all know the type. The one who is so sure he or she is right. They will gladly prove it to you. Hundreds of web links must prove they are right. How can you be so stupid in the face of facts after facts after facts? What sets them apart from any religious fanatic? They'll tell you. It's...

Let's assume you hate American policy. That's a laugher in a way, right? But try to look at the Euro and Dollar debate without bias or paranoia. That's another laugher,right? But let's present a concept of economics that rules the psychology of self preservation and self enrichment. We...

Is war illegal if used to stop the carnage in Ruwanda, or Yugoslavia, where no imminent danger to your own country is present? Would war be illegal if the destruction of Dafur in the Sudan is stopped? Is it possible to stop a government or military from committing slaughter, ethnic cleansing...

In every strata of politics you see potential conflict of interest. You see it in local, state, province, national governance. You see the outsiders' rage against those on the inside. This is a riddle !!! For it is the outsider who knows less than the insider !! Have we seen the outsiders...

"TERRORISTS IN THE HANDS OF JUSTICE" Talk about reality TV programming. This show is a big hit, so to speak, in Baghdad. Almost 9-10 million people voted in Iraq. As much as all of them are divided about security in Iraq, wanting the Americans out, but sure there will be even less security...

May 11, 2005 Brussels Sprouts By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN In his book "The Ideas That Conquered the World," Michael Mandelbaum tells a story about a young girl who is eating dinner at a friend's house and her friend's mother asks her if she likes brussels sprouts. "Yes, of course," the girl says. "I...

Trust me, ANY OF you can find whatever facts you need to support any view. But HANDCUFFS, POLICE STATE ? Looks like to me only the child had the power and none of the adults. But here's a more fairer appraisal of the issue. I used to substitute teach so I got to see the best or rather the...

This is a great board and despite the political differences I enjoy that there is a conversation.

Secreting a 700-Ton Load on Iraqi Roads 'Mother of All Generators' Reaches Electrical Plant After Slow, Circuitous Journey By Caryle Murphy Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 11, 2005; Page A16 OUTSIDE KIRKUK, Iraq, April 10 -- Altogether, it weighs more than 700 tons and is...

Secreting a 700-Ton Load on Iraqi Roads 'Mother of All Generators' Reaches Electrical Plant After Slow, Circuitous Journey By Caryle Murphy Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 11, 2005; Page A16 OUTSIDE KIRKUK, Iraq, April 10 -- Altogether, it weighs more than 700 tons and is...